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How do I find a file matching a pattern and then delete all of it? Something like 

find -name 'pattern%'

Then how to delete all of found entries?

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From Deleting Files of the find manual:

10.1.6 Using the -delete action

The most efficient and secure method of solving this problem is to use the ‘-delete’ action:

find /var/tmp/stuff -mtime +90 -delete

So, just call find -name 'pattern%' -delete.

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  • Thanks dude. Can i ask another question here in the comment please? what does this line mean: grep foo bar
    – Belmark Caday
    Apr 30, 2013 at 8:06
  • That'd mean you search foo in a file called bar. But this shouldn't be hard to find out if you read the manuals of the commands/programs you're using. See man grep (and man find for the answer to your initial question).
    – slhck
    Apr 30, 2013 at 8:11

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